By Rédaction Africanews and Joel Kouam Last month’s coordinated attacks against Mali targeted the country’s junta leader Assimi Goita, an army spokesperson said on Wednesday. Reviewing the events at a press conference, the spokesperson condemned the attack as a destabilisation operation and said the insurgents deployed two suicide car bombs intended for top officials. “This sinister and meticulously orchestrated plan aimed to assassinate our leaders,” Commander Djibrila Maiga, Deputy Director of Public Relations for the Armed Forces told reporters. “This is why the terrorists had several suicide vehicles at their disposal, the second of which was intended for the residence…
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By Rédaction Africanews More changes at the top of South Sudan’s government on Wednesday as President Salva Kiir fired the country’s army chief and a finance minister who’d been in office for less than three months, Reuters news agency reported. General Paul Nang had been head of the military since October but was under scrutiny over the nation’s worsening security situation. According to local media, he’s been replaced by General Santino Deng Wol. A close ally of Kiir, Wol previously held the post from 2020 to 2024. The former finance minister, Salvatore Garang Mabiordit, only took office on 23 February.…
By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi A new wave of global shocks mainly caused by the war in the Middle East is pushing up the cost of living once again and bringing about a revised economic outlook, the IMF’s outlook report for sub-Saharan Africa titled ‘Hard-Won Gains Under Pressure’ shows. From food to fuel costs, and fertiliser prices, the pressure is being felt on the ground—raising fresh concerns about economic resilience across the region in 2026. According to the IMF’s report, regional growth is expected to slightly ease to 4.3% while median inflation is expected to increase to 5.0% by the end of…
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi has said he may consider seeking a third term in office when his mandate expires in 2028. Tshisekedi however said any extension of his presidency would only be done by consulting the people through a referendum. The law allows a maximum of two terms. “I have not asked for a third term, but I’m telling you – if the people want me to have a third term, I will accept,” he said on Wednesday. He added that the elections may not be held on schedule because of the conflict in the east of…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Chad declared three days of national mourning after a new attack by Boko Haram jihadists Wednesday killed two generals in the volatile Lake Chad Basin. On Monday evening, an attack on the Barka Tolorom military base on the Chadian shore of Lake Chad left at least 24 soldiers dead and several wounded, according to a military source. On Wednesday afternoon, security and defence force boats patrolling the lake’s island area “fell into a Boko Haram ambush,” an officer from the General Staff told AFP, adding that two generals were killed. The government in a statement…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP In the largely arid Puntland region in north-eastern Somalia, where the past three rainy seasons have failed, there is nothing to see but dry water ponds, destroyed crops, and animal carcasses. As the drought intensifies, and the malnutrition rate soars, the race is on to stop another hunger catastrophe. But several international organisations have had to stop operations in the Kismayo camp and elsewhere, in large part due to aid cuts made last year by US President Donald Trump. World Food Programme Assistant Executive Director for Programme Operations, Matthew Hollingworth, said there is a malnutrition…
Fintech platform, Kaleidofin (www.Kaleidofin.com), has closed Kenya’s first private-sector local currency securitisation in the smallholder agriculture sector, in partnership with agri-finance company Apollo Agriculture and with investment from the IDH Farmfit Fund, a blended finance impact fund, marking a significant step in developing institutional capital markets for rural lending. This first-of-its-kind securitisation in Kenya demonstrates how structured credit markets can channel institutional capital toward smallholder finance. The milestone transaction involved the securitisation of smallholder farmer credit for inputs with a value of KES 370 million, mobilising KES 276 million (approximately USD 2.1 million) in financing through the sale of these…
A baby hippo found desperately nudging its dead mother at a lake in Kenya over the weekend is now being hand-reared at a wildlife sanctuary after being rescued. The calf, which has been named Bumpy, was “just days old” when it became orphaned, according to Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a charity whose keepers are now taking care of it. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), which rescued the calf and handed it over to the wildlife charity for specialised care, said the mother may have died from natural causes. KWS said the mother hippo had visible injuries on its lower body, which…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP For the Senegalese children who have lost a parent to the sea, navigating the burden of grief is not easy. When an adult has died trying to reach Europe, it is the children left behind who must rebuild their broken lives, often with fewer meals and greater poverty. Many grow up too fast, forced to abandon school and burdened by the responsibility of earning money to help their family. Known as “those who remain,” their suffering is complicated by the taboo in speaking about their parents’ decisions to leave. Breaking this silence is the goal…
The hospital ship Africa Mercy® arrived in Toamasina yesterday, marking the sixth time that Mercy Ships (https://MercyShips.org) has visited the island nation since 1996. It is also her third consecutive field service to the country, reaffirming the strength of a growing partnership between Mercy Ships and the government of Madagascar. Following the recent devastation of Cyclone Gezani, the return of the Africa Mercy comes at a meaningful moment for the country. While parts of Madagascar continue to recover, Mercy Ships expresses solidarity with its people and remains committed to supporting the nation’s ongoing recovery efforts through safe surgical care and…